Episodes

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #2 of Kids on the Slope: Summertime.
Topics of conversation include: Christianity in Japan, Stranger Danger, and fighting other teens.
Trope(s) of the Week: Beach Episode + Indirect Kiss
Track of the Week: Easy Waltz
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #1 of Kids on the Slope: Moanin'
Topics of conversation include: Jazz, Emperor Hirohito, and the population of New York City.
Trope(s) of the Week: Delinquents + Japanese Delinquents
Track of the Week: Sakamichi No Melody
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Satoshi Kon's 1999 film Perfect Blue
Topics of conversation include: Freud, Lacan, and whether or not Tristan has ever seen a baby.
Links:
Screening Interiority: Drawing on the Animated Dreams of Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue - Meg Rickards
Excuse Me, Who Are You…and Do You Speak Animese?: The Distinctive Language of Animation - Hiren Solanki
Playing the Kon Trick Between Dates, Dimensions and Daring in the films of Satoshi Kon - Paul...

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #5 of FLCL: Brittle Bullet
Topics of conversation include: Atomsk, Guns, and Prestige Television
FLCL Track of the Week: Runner's High
Notes from the Underground: [Fooly cooly anime? Only 6 eps?!?!] [AV Club]
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #4 of FLCL: Full Swing
Topics of conversation include: Baseball, Cyborgs, and Post-post Modernism.
FLCL Track of the Week: Stalker
Notes from the Underground: [The Robots from Takkun’s Head: Cyborg Adolescence in FLCL] [Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto]
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #3 of FLCL: Marquis de Carabas
Topics of conversation include: Types of guitars, angry suburban parents, and Neopets.
FLCL Track of the Week: Yorii Gallop
Notes from the Underground: ["Why those guitars?"] ["FLCL anime is BAD for kids!"] ["PA's Anime weekly review…"]
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #2 of FLCL: Fire Starter
Topics of conversation include: MoMa video installations, meta-commentary about the mecha genre, and Canti's dope outfits.
FLCL Track of the Week: Hybrid Rainbow
Notes from the Underground: ["wtf if the deal with flcl"] [How many eps in FLCL????] [Furi Kuri Episode 2 Discussion]
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #1 of FLCL: Fooly Cooly
Topics of conversation include: Anime forums, Evangelion, Tony Hawk, and Gainax's history
FLCL Track of the Week: One Life
Notes from the Underground: ["Wierded Out!"] ["Another Gainax Masterpiece"] ["What does FLCL Mean?"]
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #25: Real Folk Blues Part 1
Topics of conversation include: Canon Lesbian Faye Valentine, Ernest Hemingway, and vintage cars
Cowboy Bebop Track(s) of the Week: Road to the West
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #24: Hard Luck Woman
Topics of conversation include: Macy Gray, Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car, and Tristan’s guesses for the finale.
Cowboy Bebop Track(s) of the Week: Call Me Call Me and Wo Qui Non Coin
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #23: Brain Scratch
Topics of conversation include: The cats that live in our backyard, Charles Manson, and Heaven’s Gate
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: 23 Hanashi
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (aka Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door)
Topics of conversation include: Batman (again), PTSD, Big Pharma, and Phone Phreaks
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: Gotta Knock A Little Harder
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #22: Cowboy Funk
Topics of conversation include: YMCA, The Unabomber, and capitalism.
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: Go Go Cactus Man
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #21: Boogie Woogie Feng Shui.
Topics of conversation include: Feng Shui, Thor: Ragnarok, and Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: Forever Broke
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #20: Pierrot Le Fou.
Topics of conversation include: Commedia dell'arte (again), Batman, and the morality of children.
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: On the Run
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #19: Wild Horses.
Topics of conversation include: Babe Ruth, pirates, and the differences between rockets and space shuttles.
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: Felt Tip Pen
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #18: Speak Like A Child.
Topics of conversation include: The Bible, VCR Players, and Japanese folklore
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: Poor Faye (High Socks)
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Session #17 of Cowboy Bebop: Mushroom Samba
Topics of conversation include: Shaft, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Paris, Texas
Cowboy Bebop Track of the Week: Chicken Bone
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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.